A rare genetic mutation that causes developmental delays in children has been identified at the Translational Genomics Research Institute, allowing researchers to move forward with therapy options and help prevent additional symptoms.

Phoenix-based Orb Health Inc., which has now received $3.2 million in funding, is a cloud-based health-management platform that allows patients to sync and store their personal health information from multiple physician offices as well as from apps and wearable devices.

Banner University Medical Center and the University of Arizona present a series of lectures with four physicians talking about the future of medicine, including Alzheimer’s disease, precision medicine, gut microbes, and asthma.

The 2017 Venture Madness business competition has named its 16 finalists that in March will compete in the contest’s live-demo portion to share a $20,000 cash prize and a potential $300,000 in investment dollars.

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center is the fourth Banner Health hospital in the Phoenix area to offer transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) surgery, which allows surgeons to replace a diseased aortic heart valve without open heart surgery offering benefits such as less scarring, less blood loss, less pain, and a quicker recovery.